jack in

やめる、投げ出す

続けてきた仕事や活動をやめる。

やさしい英語で： To stop doing a job or other activity that you have been doing regularly.

• I want to jack in my job.
• He jacked in his studies last year.
• Are you really going to jack it all in?

使い方： jack something in (She jacked her job in and went travelling.)

類義語： quit, give up, pack in

反対語： continue

よく使う表現： jack in something, jack in a job

接続する、差し込む

プラグを差し込むなどして、機器を別の装置やシステムにつなぐ。

やさしい英語で： To connect equipment to a device or system, often by putting a plug into a socket.

• Jack in the cable first.
• She jacked in to the network at her desk.
• Can this device jack in without an adapter?

使い方： jack in to something (You can jack in to the network through this port.); jack something in (Jack the cable in before switching on the unit.)

類義語： connect, plug in

反対語： disconnect

よく使う表現： jack in, jack in a cable

脳をコンピューターに接続する

特にＳＦで、脳をコンピューターに直接つなぐ。

やさしい英語で： To link your brain directly to a computer, especially in science fiction.

• She jacked in through her brain implant.
• He jacks in to the computer to enter the simulation.
• Would you jack in if the system could read your thoughts?

使い方： jack in to something (The hacker jacked in to the virtual world through a neural implant.)

類義語： connect neurally

よく使う表現： jack in, jack in to cyberspace